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UEFA Apologizes for Removing Scotland Fans' World Cup Clips

11/21/2025

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Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) apologized after removing videos of Scotland fans celebrating qualification and blocking the Scottish Football Supporters Association (SFSA) account.
The SFSA said UEFA emailed them that the clips showed unauthorized coverage of the Scotland vs. Denmark match, and they were removed for copyright.
Neil Bibby, Scottish Labour culture spokesman, said UEFA later acknowledged the flagging was wrong and noted Scotland's first World Cup appearance since 1998.

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Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) apologized after removing videos of Scotland fans celebrating qualification and blocking the Scottish Football Supporters Association (SFSA) account.
The SFSA said UEFA emailed them that the clips showed unauthorized coverage of the Scotland vs. Denmark match, and they were removed for copyright.
Neil Bibby, Scottish Labour culture spokesman, said UEFA later acknowledged the flagging was wrong and noted Scotland's first World Cup appearance since 1998.